UPDATE MONDAY, 7AM: Police are still searching for two prisoners who escaped the Capricornia Correctional Centre overnight Saturday January 27-28.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jermaine Lee Anderson and Brian Illington Trent Tapim is urged to contact Policelink on 131 444.

If sighted, please call police immediately on Triple Zero, and do not approach.

UPDATE 6PM: Police are still searching for two prisoners who escaped from the Capricornia Correctional Centre earlier today.

A spokesperson confirmed the search was still ongoing.

UPDATE 10AM: Authorities are urging anyone who sees two escaped prisoners from the Capricornia Correctional Centre to call Crime Stoppers.

A spokeswoman for the Queensland Corrective Services said police are leading the search for Jermaine Lee Anderson and Brian Illington Trent Tapim after the pair escaped from the jail's farm facility earlier today.

The spokeswoman said it was unknown at this early stage where the pair may be headed.

Anderson is serving six years for robbery with actual violence, while Tapim is serving six years five months and 23 days for assault.

Anderson is serving six years for robbery with actual violence, while Tapim is serving six years five months and 23 days for assault.

Sources have told The Morning Bulletin the prisoners escaped from the Capricornia Correctional Centre this morning by using a wheelie bin and doona to scale a barbed-wire fence.

A notification was sent by text to nearby residents shortly after 6am today. It is thought the couple escaped between 2am and 4.30am.

UPDATE 8AM: ROCKHAMPTON police and Corrective Service officers are looking for two prisoners from the Capricornia Correctional Centre who escaped overnight, authorities have confirmed.

The Queensland Corrective Services has released details of the escapees.

They show one of the escapees, whose named has been provided as Anderson, was serving six years for robbery with actual violence, while the other, named Tapim, is serving six years five months and 23 days for assault.

Sources have told The Morning Bulletin the prisoners escaped from the Capricornia Correctional Centre this morning by using a wheelie bin and doona to scale the fence at the farm facility.

It is the latest of a number of break outs in the past 12 months. However, all escapees have been quickly caught.

Anderson is described as:

Rocky prison escapee, known as Anderson, is serving six years for robbery with violence.

Height 178 cm

Weight 66 kg

Complexion Medium

Eyes Hazel

Facial Hair Beard

Hair Dark Drown

Tattoos Tattoo of Coloured Southern Cross Star on Neck

Tapim is described as:

Rocky jail escapee, known as Tapim, is described 12 180cm tall and weighs 73kg.